On September 21, 2015, the world watched the inaugural trip of sub-Saharan Africa’s first urban light rail system — and if they didn’t, they should have. The Ethiopian government partnered with two Chinese companies to bring a much-needed mass ...
Former US Ambassador and Co-Chair of US China Policy Foundation Chas Freeman speaks at the Foreign Policy Panel at the Brown China Summit from April 22-23. Ambassador Freeman’s talk discusses “Evolving Diplomacy in the 21st Century”...
Martin Shkreli has received extensive coverage for raising the price of a medication for HIV overnight, but he’s only a symptom of a larger problem. Learn more about the high cost of pharmaceuticals in the US with this update from the BPR Media...
A Pew Research graphic illustrating the religious makeup of the 114th Congress, via the Pew Research Center. Do American politicians see themselves as American Jews or Jewish Americans? That question, and the cultural stigmas behind it, presents thes...
A Pew Research graphic illustrating the religious makeup of the 114th Congress, via the Pew Research Center. Do American politicians see themselves as American Jews or Jewish Americans? That question, and the cultural stigmas behind it, presents thes...
On January 26, the Supreme Court received a petition to hear Friedrichs vs. California Teacher’s Association. Although the case is yet to be accepted by the Court and any possible ruling is at least a year away, SCOTUS-watchers are nonetheless on t...
On January 26, the Supreme Court received a petition to hear Friedrichs vs. California Teacher’s Association. Although the case is yet to be accepted by the Court and any possible ruling is at least a year away, SCOTUS-watchers are nonetheless on t...
Have you stopped playing sports? Do the TV shows you used to love no longer interest you? Are you spending more time alone or thinking of abandoning your career goals? If you answered in the affirmative to one or more of these questions, a new French...
Have you stopped playing sports? Do the TV shows you used to love no longer interest you? Are you spending more time alone or thinking of abandoning your career goals? If you answered in the affirmative to one or more of these questions, a new French...
In the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris a number of debates have re-emerged in Europe around the status of immigrant communities, the place of Judaism and Islam, the separation of religion and state, freedom of speech and its limita...
In the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris a number of debates have re-emerged in Europe around the status of immigrant communities, the place of Judaism and Islam, the separation of religion and state, freedom of speech and its limita...
The government exists to plan for the future, but what do you do if your future no longer wants you? This is the existential crisis currently facing the Hong Kong government in the wake of the student led, eighty-day Umbrella Revolution. While Hong K...
The government exists to plan for the future, but what do you do if your future no longer wants you? This is the existential crisis currently facing the Hong Kong government in the wake of the student led, eighty-day Umbrella Revolution. While Hong K...
Before the fall of the iron curtain, the communist bloc in Europe, with the exception of Romania, held surprisingly liberal abortion laws. In the years following WWII, the communist regimes in Europe pursued an unprecedented policy of gender equality...
Before the fall of the iron curtain, the communist bloc in Europe, with the exception of Romania, held surprisingly liberal abortion laws. In the years following WWII, the communist regimes in Europe pursued an unprecedented policy of gender equality...
On January 11, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia’s first female president in a close 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent vote against outgoing head of state Ivo Josipovic. Despite being a relatively young country, Croatia, as of January 11, has...
On January 11, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia’s first female president in a close 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent vote against outgoing head of state Ivo Josipovic. Despite being a relatively young country, Croatia, as of January 11, has...
As the economies of Europe plunge into chaos over plummeting oil prices and a certain recurring Greek tragedy, the heavily sanctioned Russian economy looks elsewhere to support its growth. It is now time for Russia to search eastwards in its economic...
As the economies of Europe plunge into chaos over plummeting oil prices and a certain recurring Greek tragedy, the heavily sanctioned Russian economy looks elsewhere to support its growth. It is now time for Russia to search eastwards in its economic...
On January 5, Bangladesh celebrated the first anniversary of the 2014 general election. The election resulted in victory for incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, president of the Awami League. While anniversaries are generally occasions for ...
On January 5, Bangladesh celebrated the first anniversary of the 2014 general election. The election resulted in victory for incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, president of the Awami League. While anniversaries are generally occasions for ...
ABC’s Bob Woodruff is one of the few American journalists who has been allowed inside North Korean borders. He has been to the country a total of five times, most recently in 2013 to report on national celebrations of the sixtieth anniversary of th...
ABC’s Bob Woodruff is one of the few American journalists who has been allowed inside North Korean borders. He has been to the country a total of five times, most recently in 2013 to report on national celebrations of the sixtieth anniversary of th...
Paul Gosar, a Republican congressman from Arizona, recently got into trouble for calling Native American tribes “wards of the federal government.” He made the remarks during a town hall meeting concerning a provision of the 2015 Defense Authoriza...
Paul Gosar, a Republican congressman from Arizona, recently got into trouble for calling Native American tribes “wards of the federal government.” He made the remarks during a town hall meeting concerning a provision of the 2015 Defense Authoriza...
Certain moments in history transcend the time and place at which they occur: think the fall of the Berlin Wall, or the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. These are more than just important events—the shockwaves that they send through our collec...
Certain moments in history transcend the time and place at which they occur: think the fall of the Berlin Wall, or the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. These are more than just important events—the shockwaves that they send through our collec...